(S) "Listening is the number one skill a leader must possess!(S) Keeping people motivated means listening to them, asking them questions, understanding their issues." http://www.instigatorblog.com/10-essential-business-leadership-skills/2007/04/16/

(A, S) "...when we truly listen and build on each other's ideas, we construct meaning and knowledge together." (p. 23) *

(JM) "True understanding is a rare commodity when we are busy rehearsing and imparting our own opinions, when we truly listen and build on each other’s ideas, we construct meaning knowledge together." (p.23 Lambert)

(JH) I think it is impossible to be an effective leader without having the ability to be a good listener.

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